Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step 363pages software manual

SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to the data-access query language for SQL Server Analysis Services. MDX is the language used by Analysis Services for data access. Proficiency with this language is essential to the realization of your Analysis Services databases' full potential. The innovative and elegant model underlying the MDX language makes it a very powerful but at the same time challenging tool for data analysis. In this book, the authors address this model head-on and then guide you through various functions and applications of the MDX language.
Teach yourself SQL Server 2008 Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language - one step at a time.
You'll begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of MDX language and the business intelligence landscape. Next, you'll develop queries for various business scenarios, starting with basic concepts and then progressing to more advanced features and demonstrating their practical applications. Finally, you'll explore the most critical and commonly used features of the language.
Once you've completed each lesson, you can hone your skills using the practice exercises from the companion CD. Plus, you can review and download code samples illustrating the authors's own, professional techniques - direct from the companion Web site.
On the CD-ROM: practice exercises.